But You Will Help Me?
Title
But You Will Help Me?
Alt Text Description
Grayscale illustration of an old man speaking with a cloaked woman, her back turned towards the observer. He loosely holds a knife.
Description
At San Miniato, Romola secretly meets Baldassarre and learns the truth about Tito’s betrayal and his abandoned father. Baldassarre presses her for help in his revenge, leaving Romola conflicted between compassion and moral restraint.
"'Ah, you believe me-you know what he is!' said Baldassarre, exultingly, tightening the pressure on her arm, as if the contact gave him power. 'You will help me'" ("On San Miniato", Chapter 53).
"'Ah, you believe me-you know what he is!' said Baldassarre, exultingly, tightening the pressure on her arm, as if the contact gave him power. 'You will help me'" ("On San Miniato", Chapter 53).
Illustrator
Leighton, Frederic (1830-1896)
Contributor
Swain, Joseph (1820-1909), engraver
Publisher
George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org
Date
1863, 1880
Rights
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Work Illustrated
Romola
Citation
Leighton, Frederic (1830-1896), But You Will Help Me?, George Eliot Illustrations Gallery, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/83579
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